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Five Papuan Independence Activists Face Treason Charges

HeadlineJan 30, 2012

Human Rights Watch is calling on the Indonesian government to drop treason charges against five Papuan independence activists. The five activists were arrested in October when Indonesian security forces used deadly force to break up a gathering of the Papuan People’s Congress.

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